The Big Alaska Show creates a commercial for Apex Logic!

So last week, Uncle Steve Stripling of the Big Alaska Show had a problem with his desktop. As he’s doing a backup to transfer to his new PC, the system dies! In a panic he calls us at the office & brings it in for us to see what we can do since we do data recovery/drive forensics as part of our disaster recovery offerings. In the NINE YEARS he’s owned it, he’s pretty much...
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Five “Different” Tips to Keep Your Desktop Computer Running Smoothly

Many people have read what we like to call “the usual PC tips” (keep patches and virus definiations up to date, don’t turn of the PC, etc.) so thes next tips are more geared to most PC users who put the PC in it’s final location and have not moved it in over, say, a year or more. What we will be discussing is things to keep your PC working from a more...
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Windows 7 – A First Look

Announced at the CES event in Las Vegas by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 is the upcoming successor  for their much maligned Windows Vista operating system. Only three years in development, this upgrade is on a fast track (average deployment is about four years). While Windows 7 beta has has been around for developers, the general public was given the chance to download from the 9th...
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Google Chrome – A Real Alternative For Browsing

Thought it’s still a beta product, Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) is already an excellent replacement for Internet Explorer and a real contender for Mozilla Firefox. From it’s simple & clean install to it’s “google centric” minimalist interface, this browser is a pleasure to use. If you are familiar with any other google service (mail, etc.) then...
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Warning Of Malicious USB Exploit

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/#malicious_code_spreading_through_usb As we have blogged previously about security holes and data leakage, we wanted to alert everyone about the report by US-CERT about the malicious exploits of USB devices (which includes cameras, smartphones, and PDAs) and an earlier security tip of protecting USB devices (http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST08-001.html). Remember...
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New Dell Laptop Battery Recall

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09035.html Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitude™, Inspiron™, XPS™ and Dell Precision Mobile Workstation™ notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other regulatory agencies, Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with...
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